A Queensland coal mine owned by the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance has been fined $200,000 for dumping dirty water into a nearby river.

The coal mine operator self-reported an uncontrolled release in 2017, which caused about 3000 tonnes of sediment and silt to end up in the Isaac River.

After admitting to causing environmental harm in court, a BMA spokesperson said they acknowledge what occurred was unacceptable and are focused on continuous improvement.

Foreign Correspondents, have criticised Australia for the arrest of French journalists covering anti-Adani protests near Abbott Point on Monday.

Queensland police charged the crew with trespassing while filming a demonstration, which included two protesters who had locked their hands inside a concrete barrel.

The Foreign Correspondents' Association said the arrests were "a nasty and dangerous development" and a concern to every working journalist in Australia.

A 500-year-old ship has been found 'intact' in the Baltic Sea.

Columbus was discovering the New World around the time the ship sank and now, 500 years later, the Renaissance vessel has reappeared after being well preserved in the icy Baltic waters.

The research team found the ship lying intact, its hull well preserved from keel to deck, as well as its masts and some of the rigging. 

A Russian LGBTIQ+ activist was killed after being listed on a ‘gay hunting’ website.

Yelena Grigoryeva, said she feared her life was in danger after her name appeared on the website, that posted the personal data of activists and offered awards to those who carried out attacks. 

The 41-year-old's body was discovered in bushes near her home in St Petersburg on Sunday afternoon. 

The Australian maritime industry, is preparing for a transition to cleaner, low-sulphur shipping fuel by January 2020, in line with international regulations.

Viva Energy has started producing low sulphur fuel while ANL is modifying some of its vessels using exhaust gas cleaning systems.

The global shipping industry contributes 8 per cent of the world's carbon emissions, which is around the same size as Germany's emissions footprint.

 In Western Australia, over 30,000 native animals were safely salvaged from the 1000 hectare construction site of Chevron’s massive gas processing facility.

Many native species of frogs, lizards, snakes, mice, and geckos, among others, were collected by a team of zoologists ahead of the termite mound 'deconstructions'.

Principal zoologist, at Terrestrial Ecosystems, Graham Thompson, said it was the largest number of animals he had ever removed from an industrial development site.

Former Ipswich mayor, Paul Pisasale, has been found guilty of extortion while posing as a private investigator in an attempt to extort thousands of dollars from the former partner of a Brisbane escort.

Pisasale admitted to impersonating a private investigator to pursue Sydney taxi driver Xin Li for up to $10,000 on behalf of his co-accused, Yutian Li, had pleaded not guilty to two counts of extortion on the basis he honestly believed the woman was lawfully entitled to the money.

The rollout of Queensland’s digital hospital system has stalled in the Metro North Hospitals after funding was knocked back.

The integrated electronic Medical Record system, has been surrounded by controversy as it was implemented in 14 other Queensland hospitals, with bugs having the potential to causing incorrect radiology data and clinical difficulties.

A spokesperson for the health minister denied funding for Metro North Hospitals was being re-considered and maintained the system has never compromised patient safety.